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https://hackaday.com/2010/03/22/snega2usb-changes-name-learns-new-tricks/ | Snega2usb Changes Name, Learns New Tricks | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"emulator",
"retrode",
"snega2usb",
"virtual boy"
] | [Matthias Hullin], the creator of the snega2usb let us know that its
name has been changed to the Retrode
. We
watched this device
go through the development cycle and learn to read SNES and Sega Genesis cartridges via a USB connection. Now it’s seeing some hacking to extend those capabilities. [Jon] managed to
rig the... | 18 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "131341",
"author": "djrussell",
"timestamp": "2010-03-22T19:25:27",
"content": "ahhh virtual boy. i still have mine in box. looks like it’s worth more than i paid now. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "131349",
"author": "L... | 1,760,377,475.1982 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/22/gpu-cooling-to-fix-rrod/ | GPU Cooling To Fix RRoD | Mike Szczys | [
"Repair Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"repair",
"rrod",
"xbox 360"
] | [Rbz]
fixed his friend’s Red Ring of Death stricken Xbox 360
by improving the GPU cooling. Because an overheating GPU is a
common cause of the failure
, he first tried to replace the thermal compound for better heat conductivity between the chip and the heat sink. This helped a bit but within two hours the problem was ... | 64 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "131313",
"author": "Xeracy",
"timestamp": "2010-03-22T18:08:53",
"content": "Could have used this info before i tore apart my roommates xboxes…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "131314",
"author": "Mikey",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,475.684594 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/22/light-up-your-ride-with-an-led-mohawk/ | Light Up Your Ride With An LED Mohawk | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"bike",
"helmet",
"lithium iron phosphate",
"mohawk"
] | [Garrett Birkel’s] weekly ride usually features some pretty wild costumes. He wanted something to step up his own look so he make this
LED mohawk bike helmet
. He had an
LED strip
to start with and found a way to use acrylic and clear plastic tubing to fold the lights into the appropriate shape. From there he designed ... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "131292",
"author": "Greg",
"timestamp": "2010-03-22T16:59:09",
"content": "Can someone give a brief, sensical description of PWM. How it works and its application. One paragraph like you are talking to a 2nd grader. :-)Thanks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies... | 1,760,377,475.364617 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/18/ditch-the-lps-and-build-your-own-3d-scanner/ | Ditch The LPs And Build Your Own 3D Scanner | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"3d",
"blender",
"laser level",
"python",
"scanner"
] | Find yourself an old record player, a laser level, and a digital scanner and you can
build a 3D scanner
. That’s what [Rob] did. The camera and laser level are mounted on the turntable for steady rotation. The camera captures the vertical laser line traveling around the room by recording 30 fps at a resolution of 640×4... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "130672",
"author": "colecoman1982",
"timestamp": "2010-03-18T17:11:40",
"content": "This has been done a number of times, but is still a cool project. One suggestion I’ve seen, for scanning shinny objects (as the summary implies, shinny objects cause the laser line to scatter and m... | 1,760,377,475.548594 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/18/google-summer-of-code-2010/ | Google Summer Of Code 2010 | Mike Szczys | [
"News"
] | [
"2010",
"google",
"summer of code"
] | Today’s the day the Google announces this year’s participant organizations in the
Google Summer of Code
. If you’re not tied down to a job this summer we hope you’ll take advantage of this opportunity to learn by doing and contribute code to a great open source project all at the same time.
A lot of our favorite softwa... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "130661",
"author": "wifigod",
"timestamp": "2010-03-18T16:35:47",
"content": "“March 18:~12 noon PDT / 19:00 UTC”They’ve still got a couple hours. ;-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130732",
"author": "domonoky",
"times... | 1,760,377,475.592619 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/18/led-lighting-a-learning-experience/ | LED Lighting, A Learning Experience | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"lighting"
] | [Joel] has a very specific color temperature of lighting he wants in his home. So specific, he’s decided to
build his own LED lighting to get it
. Actually, he’s still searching for that perfect shade of white, but doing so has learned a lot. He initially made some very pretty PCBs, but then found that hand soldering ... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "130646",
"author": "AS",
"timestamp": "2010-03-18T15:35:40",
"content": "Think his site is, uh, hackaday-ed?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130649",
"author": "Bhima",
"timestamp": "2010-03-18T15:55:56",
"content": ... | 1,760,377,475.305921 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/18/pcb-drill-press-on-a-budget/ | PCB Drill Press On A Budget | Phil Burgess | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"board",
"circuit",
"dremel",
"drill",
"pcb",
"press",
"salvage",
"scrap"
] | An accurate drill press is an essential tool for making your own through-hole printed circuit boards at home. Reader [Josh Ashby] offers up
a solid design using scrap bin materials
.
A major issue with PCB drilling is that even the slightest horizontal play will snap the delicate carbide drill bit. Hobbyist-grade tools... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "130636",
"author": "BlackCow",
"timestamp": "2010-03-18T14:31:55",
"content": "This is perfect, last time I took a shot at PCB etching I broke my dremel bit and had to buy an entire pack for one bit to finish it >_<Thanks hackaday!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,377,475.491187 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/17/woot-how-to-let-there-be-light-for-your-rovio/ | Woot How-to: Let There Be Light! (for Your Rovio) | Nick Caiello | [
"how-to"
] | [
"headlight hack",
"led",
"roborealm",
"rovio",
"woot",
"wowwee"
] | Before we get into the how-to, we felt it would be appropriate to explain a little bit about how this came to be. As many of you may remember, a couple of months ago
we attended CES 2010
. While there, we also attended the
It Won’t Stay in Vegas Blogger party
and ended up
meeting the guys from Woot
. After all of us sp... | 96 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "130556",
"author": "elude107",
"timestamp": "2010-03-18T05:20:19",
"content": "Awesome! As if I needed more reasons to buy cool junk from Woot!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130557",
"author": "prem",
"timestamp": "201... | 1,760,377,475.777659 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/17/arm-cortex-m3-prototyping-on-a-budget/ | ARM Cortex-M3 Prototyping On A Budget | Mike Szczys | [
"Reviews"
] | [
"arm",
"blueboard",
"cortex-m3",
"LPC1768",
"NGX"
] | NGX Technologies
sent us this Blueboard LPC1768-H
to play with. It’s basically a breakout board for an NXP LPC1768 ARM cortex-M3 microcontroller (
datasheet
). The board adds a few extra goodies, such as a choice of mini-USB connector or barrel-jack to provide regulated power to the chip. There’s also a clock crystal f... | 38 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "130461",
"author": "alex",
"timestamp": "2010-03-17T20:14:06",
"content": "As a purchaser of an mbed, I’ve been playing with it for two months now and there are some definate pros, but some definate conspros-easy c style development environment is easy to pick up and there are lots ... | 1,760,377,475.438379 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/17/arduino-balloon-tracking/ | Arduino Balloon Tracking | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"balloon",
"fm",
"gps",
"high-altitude"
] | The Ferret is a
high-altitude balloon tracking hardware package
. Created by [Adam Greig] and [Jon Sowman], it uses an Arduino to gather
NMEA
data from a GPS unit, format the data into a string, and transmit that string on narrow-band FM. The project, built in one afternoon, is a tribute to the prototyping simplicity t... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "130443",
"author": "deyjavont",
"timestamp": "2010-03-17T18:49:49",
"content": "I find that the best part of this build is the antenna! Great way to hack it up quickly and quite safely as well",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130... | 1,760,377,475.254667 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/17/quad-copter-controlled-with-voice-commands/ | Quad-copter Controlled With Voice Commands | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"natural language",
"quad copter",
"voice"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nUq28utuGM]
In the video above you’ll see two of our favorite things combined,
a quad-copter that is voice controlled
. The robot responds to natural language so you can tell it to “take off and fly forward six feet”, rather than rely on a cryptic command set. The demonstration ... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "130416",
"author": "Greg",
"timestamp": "2010-03-17T17:09:54",
"content": "Well it looks like we are well on the way to having another hobby ruined. This will remove all fine motor skill and practice from flying, the way that software has ruined the club DJ. It used to be an art, ... | 1,760,377,475.944941 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/17/im-me-spectrum-analyzer/ | IM-ME Spectrum Analyzer | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"im-me",
"spectrum analyzer"
] | [Michael Ossmann] rolled out some firmware that makes his
IM-ME into a Spectrum Analyzer
. He met up with [Travis Goodspeed], who authored
the IM-ME flashing guide
, at SchmooCon and spent some time hacking wireless doo-dads in the hotel bar. Once he arrived home the new firmware was just a few coding sessions away fro... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "130413",
"author": "nubie",
"timestamp": "2010-03-17T17:00:20",
"content": "Why for girls?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130414",
"author": "nubie",
"timestamp": "2010-03-17T17:00:56",
"content": "Why not a spy ver... | 1,760,377,476.756174 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/17/make-your-own-oleds/ | Make Your Own OLEDS | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"light emitting diode",
"oled",
"pure awesome"
] | The University of Wisconsin is hosting a tutorial on how to
make your own Organic Light Emitting Diodes
. This is so amazingly awesome. We want you guys to make some. Someone make your own matrix and display some patterns on it and submit it. Please. Though we’ve seen lots of uses for OLED screens, we never really delv... | 31 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "130369",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2010-03-17T14:55:14",
"content": "Looks messy.. I like it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130370",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2010-03-17T15:05:53",
"content":... | 1,760,377,476.448229 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/17/bill-paxton-pinball/ | Bill Paxton Pinball | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"News"
] | [
"ben heck",
"bill paxton",
"jeri ellsworth",
"pinball"
] | No, your eyes do not deceive you, you are looking at a
[Bill Paxton] pinball machine
. [Ben Heck], commonly known for his portable gaming system modifications has finally finished his pinball machine build. We’ve had our eye on it ever since
[Jeri Ellsworth] challenged him
to see who got theirs done first. As you can s... | 23 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "130352",
"author": "Lorems",
"timestamp": "2010-03-17T13:29:45",
"content": "Very interesting machine…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130355",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2010-03-17T13:49:07",
"content"... | 1,760,377,476.905573 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/16/adding-an-automotive-cold-air-intake/ | Adding An Automotive Cold Air Intake | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"air intake",
"cavalier",
"filter",
"PVC"
] | [Thomas] and a buddy were sucking down a few brews when they decided to
hack their 2001 Chevy Cavalier for a bit better performance
. If they could find a way to bring cooler air to the engine they speculated that they’d see an increase in efficiency. Instead of routing the air intake to a hood scoop, they took off the... | 118 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "130161",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2010-03-16T22:15:16",
"content": "I like this modification, however I would like to see some measurements of the performance and efficieny with and without the hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,377,476.845935 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/16/electric-assist-bicycle-uses-lifepo4-batteries/ | Electric-assist Bicycle Uses LiFePO4 Batteries | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"battery",
"LiFePO4"
] | This
bicycle add-on uses an electric motor
to help you out. This way the motor takes advantage of the gearing normally available to the cyclist. What interests us most about the system is the
DIY battery
work they’re doing. The cells are using
Lithium Iron Phosphate
technology. The li-ion cells you’re used to seeing in... | 36 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "130148",
"author": "pookey",
"timestamp": "2010-03-16T21:47:17",
"content": "Holy cow… have you priced those batteries?!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130149",
"author": "colecoman1982",
"timestamp": "2010-03-16T21:49... | 1,760,377,477.178038 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/16/pure-ttl-based-clock/ | Pure TTL Based Clock | Jakob Griffith | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"7400",
"button",
"clock",
"crystal",
"divider",
"microcontroller",
"multivibrator",
"oscillator",
"signal",
"ttl"
] | We’ll just say, [Kenneth] really likes clocks. His most recent is a
pure 7400 series TTL based one
, ie no microcontroller as seen in
the past
,
here
,
here
, and
here
. The signal starts out as a typical 32,768 crystal divided down to the necessary 1Hz, which is then divided again appropriately to provide hours and mi... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "130120",
"author": "razor",
"timestamp": "2010-03-16T20:20:23",
"content": "I had to build one of these for my electronics class in high school. This is a sheer test of will when it comes to the wiring and debugging :-S pull your hair out looking for the one wire or gate that’s not... | 1,760,377,476.518552 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/16/xbox-360-laptop-more-laptop-y-than-ever/ | Xbox 360 Laptop More Laptop-y Than Ever | Mike Szczys | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"fans",
"laptop",
"xbox 360"
] | [TheTwoJ] and his friend built a laptop-form-factor Xbox 360. Their
extensively documented process
was inspired by
[Ben Heckendorn’s] work
. The result is a brick when folded up but a good-looking (albeit loud with 8 fans) gaming rig. There’s everything you would expect; LCD screen, integrated WiFi, camera, optical dri... | 30 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "130104",
"author": "Gert",
"timestamp": "2010-03-16T19:31:21",
"content": "Great… if only one could make the large battery of the controller integrated and add bluetooth, instead of proprietary bs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,477.029925 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/16/tax-exempt-geek-group-hit-with-huge-tax-bill/ | Tax-exempt Geek Group Hit With Huge Tax Bill | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"501c3",
"non-profit",
"tax exempt",
"The Geek Group"
] | Non-profit hackerspace
The Geek Group has been hit with a hefty tax bill
despite their tax-exempt status. We featured a
boom camera
built by the organization back in November. It is the goal of The Geek Group to fulfill the thirst to explore and create by providing facilities, peer group, and camaraderie that make know... | 75 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "130090",
"author": "Anon",
"timestamp": "2010-03-16T18:17:42",
"content": "Saw it coming…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "130091",
"author": "Skitchin",
"timestamp": "2010-03-16T18:23:00",
"content": "It sounds like ... | 1,760,377,476.695593 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/16/follow-up-hacking-onstar/ | Follow-up: Hacking OnStar | James Munns | [
"Android Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"follow up",
"followup",
"GM",
"obd-ii",
"onstar"
] | Reader [regulatre] has provided us with his furthering of
hacking the OnStar system
in GM cars.
Previously
, we wrote about some initial attempts to gain access to the system that OnStar uses to monitor and control cars called GMLAN. [regulatre] has managed to create an adapter between the GMLAN connector and a standar... | 22 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "130067",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2010-03-16T16:00:47",
"content": "I can imagine what would happen if you activated it the wrong way and the cops show up thinking your stealing your car. lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"co... | 1,760,377,476.96463 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/16/keep-tabs-on-your-car-without-obd-ii/ | Keep Tabs On Your Car Without OBD-II | Jakob Griffith | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"boost",
"car",
"computer",
"multidisplay",
"obd-ii",
"pressure",
"processing",
"sensor",
"temperature",
"throttle"
] | [Steve] let us know about his
MultiDisplay car monitoring system
. Unlike
traditional systems
that rely on interfacing with the OBD-II protocol and existing car computer, the MultiDisplay uses an Arduino and
custom shield
with a combination of sensors; including temperatures, pressures, throttle, Boost, and etc. The da... | 37 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "130050",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2010-03-16T14:23:54",
"content": "Just hook up a megasquirt in piggyback configuration for a couple of hundred dollars, you get the same output options and then get the added bonus of beign able to control your cars tuning should you wish to... | 1,760,377,477.107199 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/15/mondo-spider/ | Mondo Spider | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"burning man",
"hexapod",
"hydralic",
"spider"
] | This vehicle is aptly named
the Mondo Spider
. It’s not from some apocalyptic movie, but seen here at Burning Man. Like a lot of
Burning Man
exhibitions
, it was built for the joy of the build and with a rather extreme budget: $15,000. We’ve embedded one of the many videos after the break, as well as a few of the hardw... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "129930",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2010-03-15T21:11:09",
"content": "I really wish i could go to burningman.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129931",
"author": "djrussell",
"timestamp": "2010-03-15T21:22:19",
... | 1,760,377,477.239622 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/15/thermos-temperature-meter/ | Thermos Temperature Meter | Mike Szczys | [
"Lifehacks"
] | [
"temperature",
"thermometer",
"thermos",
"vacuum"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXsxtEmKgbw]
We’re always a little surprised by how well a vacuum thermos works, but eventually the contents will cool down (or warm up depending on what’s in there). [Gamesh_] added a temperature meter to his thermos using an Arduino and a temperature sensor. The
original post i... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "129908",
"author": "jeff-o",
"timestamp": "2010-03-15T20:20:01",
"content": "Well heck – you can buy a battery-operated thermometer for less than 10 bucks that will do the trick. Carve out a space for it, run the cable, and you’re done!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,478.105744 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/15/3d-printing-on-a-much-larger-scale/ | 3D Printing On A Much Larger Scale | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks",
"HackIt"
] | [
"3d",
"epoxy",
"printer",
"reprap",
"sand",
"stone"
] | The end goal of this
giant rapid prototyping machine
is to print buildings. We’re not holding our breath for a brand new
Flintstones
-esque abode, but their whimsical suggesting of printed buildings on the moon seems like science fiction with potential. The machine operates similar to a
RepRap
but instead of plastic pa... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "129873",
"author": "lowlysoundtech",
"timestamp": "2010-03-15T18:11:25",
"content": "Very cool. I’m sure it’s very far off, but I love the idea of every household having a smaller unit than this, but bigger than a traditional reprap. Use it to make furniture, dinnerware, cubicle w... | 1,760,377,477.599767 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/15/eat-your-heart-out-ipad/ | Eat Your Heart Out IPad | Mike Szczys | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"ipad",
"msi wind",
"tablet",
"touchscreen"
] | We don’t remember where we read it, but our favorite criticism of the iPad is that is does the same things a lot of other Apple devices do. So why wait until April to get your hands on that functionality? [Alexbates] built his own
iPad clone using existing hardware and software
. This started with an MSI wind that he u... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "129862",
"author": "J",
"timestamp": "2010-03-15T17:14:50",
"content": "Awesome job!!!!!! Love all the hacks on here!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129864",
"author": "Justin",
"timestamp": "2010-03-15T17:19:14",
... | 1,760,377,477.680224 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/15/soil-moisture-sensing/ | Soil Moisture Sensing | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"gypsum",
"moisture",
"plaster of paris",
"sensor",
"soil"
] | These plugs are cheap, easy to make, and work well
for measuring the moisture content of soil
. The Cheap Vegetable Gardener came up with this method in order to add automatic watering to
an automated grow system
. Plastic tubing is used as a mold for Plaster of Paris. Once the plaster has been poured, two galvanized n... | 31 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "129838",
"author": "Polymath",
"timestamp": "2010-03-15T15:16:12",
"content": "Hmm, could be used in green houses and or orchards for a point specific watering system. Might make for a more efficient watering system. Course that would mean installing a rather complex solenoid valve ... | 1,760,377,478.048893 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/15/jeenode-development-platform/ | JeeNode Development Platform | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"jeenode"
] | It is basically a nice compact layout for an
Atmel Atmega 328 with a wireless module
. Fully compatible with the Arduino IDE. The JeeNode is available in kit form, but also all schematics and CAD files are available to download. It looks like they are mainly using it for home monitoring and control. So far we’ve see... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "129837",
"author": "Simmers",
"timestamp": "2010-03-15T15:06:30",
"content": "What about just using a Zigbit module? They’re basically ATMEGA chips with a built-in Zigbee radio + AMP. In the UK they cost about £25 from Farnell. Maybe this JeeNode is cheaper?",
"parent_id": null,... | 1,760,377,477.922279 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/14/intense-kit-turns-wacom-tablet-into-cintiq-clone/ | Intense Kit Turns Wacom Tablet Into Cintiq Clone | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"acrylic",
"cintiq",
"kit",
"tablet",
"wacom"
] | [Lesa Wright] just started selling enclosure
kits used to convert a Wacom tabet into a Cintiq clone
. You need to start with your own Wacom tablet, there are
kits for four different models
. You’ll also need to
track down some other parts
: a compatible laptop LCD screen, controller kit, and some cable extenders. From ... | 36 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "129758",
"author": "drawingdude",
"timestamp": "2010-03-14T22:14:50",
"content": "I’ve thought about converting an intous4 and a laptop into a Cintiq tablet pc, however I have no idea what the dimensions of the electronics in the intous4 are, hopefully far from as large as the table... | 1,760,377,477.870826 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/14/flip-top-gamecube-portable/ | Flip-top GameCube Portable | Mike Szczys | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"flip",
"gamecube",
"mirror",
"portable"
] | Here’s another home console made into a portable. [Techknott] built this
shiny GameCube handheld
. You may remember him from his work on
a portable Dreamcast
and the
wireless Xbox 360 interface
. This time around he’s mirrored the finish; a good idea in concept but even his demo images are already plagued by smudges. B... | 27 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "129737",
"author": "correnos",
"timestamp": "2010-03-14T19:34:41",
"content": "Good job. Even if we do all know that with the gamecube’s performance, it should’ve been that size in the first place…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,477.982371 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/14/rfid-reader-for-iphone/ | RFID Reader For IPhone | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"mifare",
"openframeworks",
"rfid",
"serial"
] | [Benjamin Blundell] built
an RFID reader for the iPhone
. A
jailbroken iPhone
connects to this project box by patching into a standard iPhone USB cable. Like in
past iPhone serial projects
, [Benjamin] is using openFrameworks for the software interface. Right now this reader only detects low-frequency tags but he’s wor... | 13 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "129731",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2010-03-14T18:45:45",
"content": "but why?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129736",
"author": "Eirikur Hrafnsson",
"timestamp": "2010-03-14T19:25:46",
"content": "Most pe... | 1,760,377,478.277542 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/14/storage-for-your-hacking-needs/ | Storage For Your Hacking Needs | Jakob Griffith | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"bus pirate",
"hdd",
"non-volatile",
"pata",
"pic",
"ram",
"rom",
"sd card"
] | Sometimes your project needs a lot of non-volatile ROM, right on cue [Matthew] let us know how to not only connect, interface, read, and write to
SD cards with a PIC
over serial, but also how to do the above mentioned with
an old PATA HDD
. For those without a PIC/serial connection don’t fret, [nada] let us know about ... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "129717",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2010-03-14T16:57:28",
"content": "Happy π Day",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129719",
"author": "Georgio",
"timestamp": "2010-03-14T17:23:37",
"content": "Cheers Happy p... | 1,760,377,478.160446 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/12/beach-stereo/ | Beach Stereo | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"beach",
"cooler",
"rain",
"sand",
"stereo"
] | [Adam] wanted a stereo that could stand up to rain and keep sand out. He ended up building this
beach stereo out of a cooler
. The cooler’s already made to be water tight. He cut holes in the front and back for marine speakers and added a water-tight bezel and cover for the controls on the deck. Inside you’ll find a ma... | 36 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "129531",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-03-12T23:09:45",
"content": "I wouldn’t put too much faith on that cover, yes they can handle some water and maybe some sand, but it was really designed to be on the dashboard IN a boator in other words don’t get beered up and decide t... | 1,760,377,478.230094 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/12/easy-im-me-flashing/ | Easy IM-ME Flashing | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"flashing",
"GoodFET",
"im-me"
] | [Travis Goodspeed] wrote
a guide to firmware flashing for the IM-ME
. He’s using a
GoodFET open-source JTAG adapter
that he designed to do the programming. This is really taking [Dave’s]
work on the device
and running with it. The end goal being to develop an operating system for the device. If you haven’t read the pa... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "129525",
"author": "ZigZagJoe",
"timestamp": "2010-03-12T22:09:40",
"content": "Pity it’s pink.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129526",
"author": "Dennis Booth",
"timestamp": "2010-03-12T22:36:35",
"content": "Let m... | 1,760,377,478.334847 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/12/steam-powered-tank/ | Steam Powered Tank | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"rc",
"steam",
"tank"
] | This
steam-powered tank
is really something of a steam-electric hybrid. Steam provides the locomotion, but an electrical system provides the remote control and steering. A full boiler will provide 10-15 minutes of operation which you can see in the video after the break. Before you leave a nasty comment: Yes, we realiz... | 38 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "129504",
"author": "regulatre",
"timestamp": "2010-03-12T20:47:25",
"content": "That is so badass!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "129505",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2010-03-12T20:50:12",
"... | 1,760,377,478.730828 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/12/sponge-music/ | Sponge Music | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"emf",
"music",
"sponge",
"stochasticity"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4cYpf9zwkg]
[Aaron] calls
this project
“Stochasticity”. It uses two sponges as a musical interface. The performer wears a wrist strap and then draws on the table with water from the sponge to play different notes. You really need to watch the video to fully understand what’s go... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "129499",
"author": "Loadlawl",
"timestamp": "2010-03-12T20:31:35",
"content": "Pretty noisy but nice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129501",
"author": "Erik",
"timestamp": "2010-03-12T20:42:28",
"content": "The spo... | 1,760,377,478.862356 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/11/diy-scratch-controller/ | DIY Scratch Controller | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"dj",
"mouse",
"optical",
"scratch controller"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHI2q-x0ke0]
There’s something viscerally pleasing about simple solutions. [Kip] came up with one in the form of
a scratch controller
. The spindle from an optical drive is used to hold a CD in place, which acts as the LP for scratching. The sensor from an optical mouse is mounte... | 38 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "129295",
"author": "vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2010-03-11T20:08:22",
"content": "Breaking News Folks!!!!!!!We have a new champion for the dumbest, dullest, stupidest video here on Hack-a-Day.This one rushes to the top in a category all it’s own.So good work “scratcher guy” you’ve mad... | 1,760,377,479.045273 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/11/update-nintendo-ds-camera-control/ | Update: Nintendo DS Camera Control | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"Nintendo DS",
"open camera control",
"open source"
] | All of the juicy details needed to control a camera from your Nintendo DS are now available at
the Open Camera Control project
. This is the descendant of [Steve Chapman’s]
setup from a few years ago
. The system has been polished up and has seen many feature additions. It’s been used in movie production and works with... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "129283",
"author": "BiOzZ",
"timestamp": "2010-03-11T19:09:44",
"content": "last night i made a timelapse rig with an arduino for my D90 … its taking shots now XD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129286",
"author": "BMW-Ibus"... | 1,760,377,478.658543 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/11/hardware-jailbreak-eases-reboot-pains/ | Hardware Jailbreak Eases Reboot Pains | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"blackra1n",
"ipod touch",
"jailbreak",
"Tether"
] | This
device can jailbreak an iPhone
. It doesn’t require a computer and it can either reboot a phone that was one-time-boot jailbroken using the blackra1n exploit, or jailbreak a factory fresh unit. We wouldn’t say this solves the tethering problem caused by blackra1n (needing to return to a computer to reboot the phon... | 43 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "129271",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2010-03-11T18:04:26",
"content": "So… what’s with the gloves? I initially thought, he’s trying to hide who he is, but he kinda blew that with the reflection in the screen…Otherwise, kinda cool, kinda sad.Cool: yeah you made something that doe... | 1,760,377,478.807802 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/10/coffee-powered-car-puccino/ | Coffee Powered Car-puccino | Jakob Griffith | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"burn",
"car",
"coffee",
"conversion",
"efficient",
"expensive",
"smells great"
] | We can only imagine how amazing
this coffee burning car
smells at it speeds down the highway at a maximum of 60mph. Don’t jump out of your seat so quick to get your own, while the idea sounds fantastic, the mileage will bring you back to earth rather quick. At 3 miles per kilo of coffee, it can turn that £36 210 mile t... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "129113",
"author": "nfo",
"timestamp": "2010-03-10T23:38:53",
"content": "Technically this is just a very inefficient coal powered car, since the coffee is gasified by a 700C charcoal furnace in the trunk.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,377,479.276073 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/10/50mhz-to-100mhz-scope-conversion/ | 50MHz To 100Mhz Scope Conversion | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"100MHz",
"oscilloscope"
] | [Ross] is the proud owner of a 50 MHz Rigol DS1052E oscilloscope. He’d like to have the 100 MHz version but the $400 difference in price puts it out of his reach. After some extensive poking around on the PCB and pouring over datasheets, he managed to
reverse engineer the design and upgrade to a 100 MHz version
. This ... | 96 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "129083",
"author": "poiso",
"timestamp": "2010-03-10T22:09:06",
"content": "that is pretty damn snazzy!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129085",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2010-03-10T22:18:19",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,479.132794 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/10/jeri-makes-integrated-circuits/ | Jeri Makes Integrated Circuits | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"home",
"ic",
"jeri ellsworth",
"silicon"
] | [Jeri Ellsworth]
made this silicon inverter at home, by hand
. It took her two years to get the process figured out and achieve something we didn’t think was possible. The complexity of manufacture, and the wide range of tools and materials needed seem insurmountable but she did it anyway. Her
home chip fab Flickr set
... | 38 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "129062",
"author": "cooperised",
"timestamp": "2010-03-10T20:41:58",
"content": "Amazing. Actually amazing.(drops in awe)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129063",
"author": "klulukasz",
"timestamp": "2010-03-10T20:46:14... | 1,760,377,479.200414 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/10/noisy-super-8/ | Noisy Super 8 | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"super 8",
"synthesizer"
] | [vimeo=http://www.vimeo.com/9196943]
[Matt Kemp]
remade this super 8 film camera into a synthesizer
. Inside you’ll find a light sensor pointed through the lens. This way, zooming, focusing, and pointing the lens elsewhere will change the sound. He also refit the original controls to monkey with the output. Turn your s... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "129054",
"author": "sneakypoo",
"timestamp": "2010-03-10T19:31:22",
"content": "I will never understand what people see in these things. Seems like 95% of the time all they do is create horrible horrible noises. The remaining 5% are handled by people that can actually tame the devic... | 1,760,377,479.315001 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/10/game-glove-learns-your-weakness/ | Game Glove Learns Your Weakness | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"glove",
"paper",
"rock",
"scissors"
] | [Steve Hoefer] pulled together a great hack for the friendless. This
glove will play a heated game of rock-paper-scissors
against you. [Steve] realized that the middle and fourth fingers are all that need to be monitored to decide which of the three signs you are making. He used flex sensors on the back of these finger... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "129023",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2010-03-10T16:51:29",
"content": "alsome project i particularly like how it learns as u play",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129028",
"author": "Johannes",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,479.361079 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/10/r2d2-build-video/ | R2D2 Build Video | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"r2d2",
"star wars"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb1Mc0cQ7ck]
Follow along with [Victor] through the journey of building a
life size replica of R2D2
. While you may not be able to scrape too many specific details from the video, it is still great to see the project progress from his first cut to the finished product as well as ... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "129014",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2010-03-10T15:49:36",
"content": "Impressive!Makes me wanna clean out the garage and start a similar project myself!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "129016",
"author": "monkeyslayer5... | 1,760,377,479.49982 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/09/will-this-mouse-get-me-kicked-out-of-the-coffee-shop/ | Will This Mouse Get Me Kicked Out Of The Coffee Shop? | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"creepy",
"mouse",
"taxidermy"
] | This [Dwight Shrute]-esque project will let you
try out your taxidermy skills
. Apparently you can acquire a ‘wetware’ mouse fresh or frozen from pet stores. We just need to wait until fall when our pantry is visited by the less-domesticated variety.
A travel-sized optical mouse acts as the replacement guts. Some creat... | 109 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "128856",
"author": "Brandonman",
"timestamp": "2010-03-10T01:06:49",
"content": "W.T.F. Is that even a hack? Ugh, distasteful, IMO. :\\",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128858",
"author": "Michael Bradley",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,479.447769 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/09/one-minute-review-of-your-wasted-time/ | One Minute Review Of Your Wasted Time | Mike Szczys | [
"Lifehacks"
] | [
"movie",
"screenshot",
"waste time"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuvR98k5KBU]
It’s easy to throw around the accusation that you waste time throughout the day. Now you can prove it by reviewing everything you did on your computer, all in just one minute. [Dan Paluska] ground out some
code to take screenshots and assemble them into a video
.
His... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "128834",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2010-03-10T00:15:23",
"content": "Hope my boss never finds this script, but could be interesting to see your habits change over time.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128835",
"author"... | 1,760,377,479.660206 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/09/add-a-clean-room-to-your-workshop-2/ | Add A Clean Room To Your Workshop | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"clean room",
"mdf",
"shelving"
] | I Heart Robotics has posted
a guide for building your own clean room
. They’ve been clever with their materials, starting with heavy-duty shelving to provide the framework. We like that idea, it allows you to position your workspace at whatever height you desire.
The side walls are MDF painted with white enamel. Light,... | 28 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "128809",
"author": "tehrm",
"timestamp": "2010-03-09T22:49:47",
"content": "Neat.I’m lost on how one might get his hands into the unit, though. Is the user supposed to lift the curtain while the clean room is being used?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,377,479.562966 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/09/lego-sequencer-builds-sound-in-3d/ | LEGO Sequencer Builds Sound In 3D | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"lego",
"sequencer"
] | [Yoshi Akai] built
a sequencer that is part steampunk, part injection molded plastic
. The LEGO sequencer MR II has eight steps in a loop that is manipulated by adding the colorful blocks to a green base plate. Each color corresponds to one particular sound which can be modified by building skyward. On the other side o... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "128788",
"author": "bitflusher",
"timestamp": "2010-03-09T21:51:38",
"content": "the sounds are absolutely horrible! i could not hear the full length of the movie, skipping though it was ok.the idea is nice, i think is was more fun to do i project like this than listen to the result... | 1,760,377,479.613103 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/09/tube-clock-database/ | Tube Clock Database | Caleb Kraft | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"nixie",
"numitron",
"tube",
"vfd"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Yl9hyPFRE]
[Brian] wrote in to show us a site he’s been working on for a while. He’s been building a
tube clock database
. We didn’t realize there was actually a big enough draw for such a site, but we have to admit that we spent more than a few minutes browsing through the dif... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "128747",
"author": "troll",
"timestamp": "2010-03-09T16:21:37",
"content": "the clock in the vid. is absolutely awesome!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128748",
"author": "sd",
"timestamp": "2010-03-09T16:31:41",
"... | 1,760,377,480.093198 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/08/cardboard-androids/ | Cardboard Androids | Jakob Griffith | [
"Android Hacks",
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"arduino",
"cardboard",
"robot",
"servo"
] | Who needs expensive acrylic based, microcontrolled robots with only a few sensors available when cardboard and an Android cellphone will work much better for much less in cost! The team over at Cellbots have
done just that
. While they did cheat a little by using a laser cut cardboard for exact measurements and includ... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "128599",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2010-03-09T00:57:35",
"content": "It took 4 weeks because we only met twice a week :)This was our first time using CAD and the laser cutter. Plus figuring out the serial output from the G1 phone wasn’t easy.Anyone repeating this could do it i... | 1,760,377,479.987202 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/08/leds-invade-coffee-table-crevice/ | LEDs Invade Coffee Table Crevice | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"8x8",
"coffee table",
"ikea",
"led",
"sure electronics"
] | That’s a lot of LEDs, and a little bit of glass cleaner. [Tobias]
spiced up his IKEA coffee table by adding 6144 LEDs
. This is a larger realization of
SparkFun’s LED coffee table
which used 64 8×8 modules. [Tobias] sourced three
display boards from Sure Electronics
for a total of 96 8×8 modules. These boards are addre... | 34 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "128571",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2010-03-08T22:50:36",
"content": "Truly epic…always wanted to do something awesome with those Sure LED panels!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128573",
"author": "funkja",
"time... | 1,760,377,481.977176 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/08/dr-boardmans-color-conundrum/ | Dr. Boardman’s Color Conundrum | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"atmega8",
"color conundrum",
"led",
"rgb"
] | We feel like trumpets should be sounding. Someone took the overused project of connecting RGB LEDs to a microcontroller and produced something useful. [Paul] created
Dr. Boardman’s Color Conundrum
which works much like a simple mechanical coin-op game you might find at a carnival. When switched on, a random color is di... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "128550",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2010-03-08T21:25:19",
"content": "we need a mini skiball",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128557",
"author": "NatureTM",
"timestamp": "2010-03-08T21:40:34",
"content": "Ve... | 1,760,377,482.236865 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/08/give-1984-mac-a-leopard-makeover/ | Give 1984 Mac A Leopard Makeover | Mike Szczys | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"1984",
"hackintosh",
"mac",
"mini-itx"
] | [Jake Howe] brought his 1984 Mac up-to-date by
cramming new guts inside of the classic case
. The goal from the start was to run OS X Snow Leopard on the machine without altering the externals. He heated and formed acrylic around the original CRT screen to make a bezel for the replacement LCD screen. The floppy drive s... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "128529",
"author": "Ciric Tech",
"timestamp": "2010-03-08T19:37:45",
"content": "We use those as door stops in our CS department, lol. But very nice work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128535",
"author": "salsa",
"time... | 1,760,377,482.304828 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/08/lava-lamp-centrifuge/ | Lava Lamp Centrifuge | Caleb Kraft | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"centrifuge",
"lava lamp"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-i9iI0ZA4M]
Like many projects, this one started with a harmless question. “Will lava lamps work in a high-gravity environment such as Jupiter?”. Well, as it turns out, this harmless question was not so easily answered. The only real solution was to test and prove for sure. To d... | 72 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "128487",
"author": "SB",
"timestamp": "2010-03-08T17:19:16",
"content": "Why would anyone like to know :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128488",
"author": "thenuyguy",
"timestamp": "2010-03-08T17:19:48",
"content":... | 1,760,377,482.184376 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/07/dont-worry-occifer-there-is-no-blood-in-my-alchohol/ | Don’t Worry Occifer, There Is No Blood In My Alcohol! | Jakob Griffith | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"alcohol",
"breathalyzer",
"drink",
"mq-3",
"quick",
"simple",
"sparkfun"
] | [Daniel] wrote up a quick tutorial on
interfacing with the MQ-3
, or better known
Breathalyzer from SparkFun
with Arduino. While we would have used perhaps an
op-amp/comparator
based system and kept it in a much
smaller package
, the idea was so quick and simple and enjoyable we hoped an article might keep some hackers... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "128420",
"author": "sneakypoo",
"timestamp": "2010-03-08T01:02:31",
"content": "If you feel you need to use a breathalyzer to see whether or not you should drive then alarm bells should really be going off in your head already.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies":... | 1,760,377,481.72897 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/07/137-years-of-popular-science-online-free/ | 137 Years Of Popular Science Online Free | Caleb Kraft | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"magazine",
"popular science"
] | 137 years of the magazine Popular Science
are now being hosted online by Google. You can peruse at your leisure, though you’ll have to search by keyword. We don’t see a date or issue browsing option. The cover art alone is worth your time, even if you’re not a fan of the articles. Many of us have fond memories of our c... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "128365",
"author": "Ned",
"timestamp": "2010-03-07T17:46:33",
"content": "http://books.google.com/books/serial/ISSN:01617370?rview=1&source=gbs_navlinks_s",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128371",
"author": "Maave",
"time... | 1,760,377,482.37155 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/06/time-delay-door-alarm/ | Time Delay Door Alarm | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"alarm",
"security"
] | Ever accidentally left your front door ajar and had a pet escape? [BlackCow] came up with a
simple solution
to this problem. The circuit is fairly rudimentary but a great example of using the basics to get the job done. Now, instead of having an alarm that sounds as soon as the door is open, he has a 30 second delay. T... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "128283",
"author": "sM10sM20",
"timestamp": "2010-03-07T02:18:07",
"content": "“also known as the vista security warning”Proud Vista user but I got a good chuckle out of that, thank you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128285",
... | 1,760,377,482.036699 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/06/strobeshnik-an-hdd-clock/ | Strobeshnik, An HDD Clock | Caleb Kraft | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"hard drive",
"hdd",
"strobe"
] | Strobeshnik
is a somewhat different twist on the
hard drive clocks
we’ve seen in the past. Though still technically using a POV effect, the Strobeshnik displays the numerals instead of a line. By altering strobe timing of an LED behind a platter with the numbers cut into it, he can display whichever number he wants. We... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "128272",
"author": "dai1313",
"timestamp": "2010-03-07T01:05:42",
"content": "Niiiiice. I want one now.Also… first.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128275",
"author": "pwrx",
"timestamp": "2010-03-07T01:18:03",
"cont... | 1,760,377,481.908325 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/06/lucid-dreaming/ | Lucid Dreaming | Jakob Griffith | [
"Android Hacks"
] | [
"analyze",
"arduino",
"blink",
"dreaming",
"ecg",
"electrode",
"graph",
"led",
"light",
"lucid",
"parallel port",
"sound card",
"unconcious"
] | When we saw [merkz]
use of an Arduino
to produce
lucid dreaming
we were quite shocked. Unlike typical setups that just flash a light through sleep, his system monitors eye movement through electrodes and is able to send the data to a computer for graphing and analyzing. The only problem being we couldn’t find a circui... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "128196",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2010-03-06T16:21:41",
"content": "I hope if anyone tries this they are at least using a laptop computer.I say this because he doesn’t appear to be using any voltage isolation between the PC and the headband. Most desktop PC power suppl... | 1,760,377,482.102087 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/04/diy-projector-collection/ | DIY Projector Collection | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"projector"
] | Reader [Jan] came across a website all about
building your own video projector
. We’ve linked to five of the best projects for 2010 but there’s a ton more information if you dig a little deeper. Our favorite so far is the
GohtanBox v3
and it’s giant LED panel that serves as the projection light. | 31 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "127807",
"author": "Jason",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T21:25:07",
"content": "why must all the good links be in another language…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127810",
"author": "bigbob",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T21:33:... | 1,760,377,482.438619 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/04/google-unveils-api-to-powermeter/ | Google Unveils API To PowerMeter | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks",
"HackIt"
] | [
"api",
"electricity",
"google",
"PowerMeter"
] | Google’s tentacles continue to wrap around every portion of our lives with the addition of an
API for their PowerMeter software
. The
PowerMeter tool
works with smart electricity meters to monitor and display power usage in the home. This will allow manufacturers (and hackers alike) to design new devices with the Googl... | 33 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "127788",
"author": "derp",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T20:22:16",
"content": "there’s nothing i hate more than the digital power meter on my house. granted an analog one could be built to skew data as well, but a digital one so much more and so much more invisibly.getting billed based... | 1,760,377,482.509661 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/04/using-mindflex-to-shock-the-heck-out-of-people/ | Using Mindflex To Shock The Heck Out Of People | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"game",
"mindflex",
"shock"
] | We love to see eloquent hacks but this isn’t one of them. [Aaron] and his fellow sadists are
using a Mindflex game with an electric shocker
. If your brain is idle you’ll be fine, but too much activity inside the noggin and you’re in for nasty shock to the arm. Take a look at the video (bleeped but probably NSFW) after... | 29 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "127768",
"author": "Peter",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T19:24:46",
"content": "Whatever…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "983516",
"author": "Raijin",
"timestamp": "2013-03-23T18:18:58",
"content": "I know,... | 1,760,377,482.569082 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/04/home-cinema-3d-or-just-tick-off-theatergoers/ | Home Cinema 3D (or Just Tick Off Theatergoers) | Jakob Griffith | [
"News"
] | [
"3d",
"glasses",
"home cinema",
"ir",
"projector",
"theater",
"tick off movie goers"
] | After a visit to the local theater and discovering the use of IR 3D glasses (for films such as Avatar), the team over at Furrtek
wondered how they worked
, and more importantly, how the glasses could be manipulated to tick off audience members. While the original intentions seem a bit childish, they did mention that th... | 55 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "127747",
"author": "DeadlyFoez",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T18:36:08",
"content": "Awesome, just awesome. I always loved pissing off a crowd, like using my Sony Clie to turn off tv’s in sports bars during big game and put it to dora instead. Gotta love screwing with people.",
"par... | 1,760,377,482.652445 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/03/monocle-fixes-webcam-farsightedness/ | Monocle Fixes Webcam Farsightedness | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"dollar store",
"reading glasses",
"webcam"
] | [Vik Oliver] came up with
a webcam focus fix
that is so quick and simple we never would have thought of it. He received the webcam as a gift and mounted on an articulated lamp so that it could easily be positioned around his projects. The problem is the camera lacks a focus adjustment so the close-up shots were blurry.... | 36 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "127595",
"author": "NatureTM",
"timestamp": "2010-03-03T22:34:24",
"content": "A brass framed monocle????Does that make the webcam steampunk???You should really fix the article so it says it’s steampunk.Thx",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"com... | 1,760,377,483.220441 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/03/build-your-own-lightweight-flash-tripod/ | Build Your Own Lightweight Flash Tripod | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"flash",
"poles",
"tent",
"tripod"
] | [Peter Karlsson] is a commercial photographer who wanted some ultralight, portable supports for multiple flashes.
What he came up with
meets those goals; measuring 16 inches long when folded and weighing just 14 ounces. They set up just like a tent because they’re made from tent poles. Like the portable habitats, the t... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "127588",
"author": "PsyKotyk",
"timestamp": "2010-03-03T22:13:51",
"content": "I got excited… I thought it was build your own fleshlight… oh well, this is cool too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127652",
"author": "Simbo",... | 1,760,377,483.439936 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/03/iphone-case-rehabilitation/ | IPhone Case Rehabilitation | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"3m",
"case",
"iphone",
"rehabilitation",
"restoration"
] | [Richard Cabrera’s] iPhone was scratched from years of use. A big part of the appeal of Apple products is the dose of sexy that comes with them, so he set out to remedy this abomination. His
iPhone case rehabilitation
guide walks you through the miraculous transformation. One of the tools he uses is a headlight lens re... | 42 | 42 | [
{
"comment_id": "127549",
"author": "DJcrayon",
"timestamp": "2010-03-03T19:11:54",
"content": "Some would say the logo being polished off is an added plus!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127550",
"author": "Asuraku",
"timestamp": "2010... | 1,760,377,483.143332 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/05/diy-diodes/ | DIY Diodes | Devlin Thyne | [
"classic hacks",
"hardware"
] | [
"Cuprous oxide",
"diode",
"radio"
] | [H. P. Friedrichs], the creator of the
Static Bleeder
has created his own
diodes
. Using household chemicals, a film of
cuprous oxide
was made on a copper pipe cap. Cuprous oxide has been one of the first known semiconductor substances, has a low forward drop but is an otherwise asymmetrical conductor, odd V-I curves, ... | 47 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "128102",
"author": "HSLD",
"timestamp": "2010-03-06T00:15:13",
"content": "I think that is one of the coolest things I have ever seen…..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128105",
"author": "Stephen",
"timestamp": "2010-03... | 1,760,377,483.392842 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/05/rc-truck-source-for-robotics-platform/ | RC Truck Source For Robotics Platform | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ftdi",
"processing",
"rc",
"sparkfun",
"xbee"
] | [Michael] sent us a link to his
RC robotic platform
. He started with the same RC toy as the
iPhone Robot (CAR)
but ended up with a blank slate waiting for more features. What he has is an Arduino with a motor driver, three bump switches for the front and rear, and a XBee module. On the other side of things he used a ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "128081",
"author": "goldscott",
"timestamp": "2010-03-05T22:29:22",
"content": "The XBEE data rate is so low I doubt video feedback would be manageable. A couple years ago I streamed low quality audio across it; I think that about maxed out the bandwidth.Granted, 802.15.4 isn’t suit... | 1,760,377,483.272244 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/05/usb-oscilloscope/ | USB Oscilloscope | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"attiny45",
"c++",
"oscilloscope",
"usb"
] | Here’s a
USB oscilloscope project
from a few years back. It’s easy to build on a single-sided PCB and very cheap because it uses just a handful of parts. At the center, an ATtiny45 microcontroller uses its ADC capabilities for the two traces and also handles the USB connectivity. The internal oscillator is used and tri... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "128066",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2010-03-05T21:22:44",
"content": "It’s more of a USB voltmeter than an oscilloscope (in the 100-200Hz range) and it’s using an ATtiny45 instead of an ATmega45 which doesn’t exits.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,483.496871 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/05/space-invaders-clock-6-years-ahead-of-pong-clock/ | Space Invaders Clock 6 Years Ahead Of Pong Clock | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"ks0108",
"pong",
"space invaders"
] | Space Invaders came out in 1978, six years after Pong. That means
this Space Invaders clock
uses newer technology, right? Nope, it’s the same hardware as
the Adafruit Pong Clock
with some updated firmware. Still, as you can see after the break, the effect is pretty nice. Pong was cool, but having a clock that scrolls t... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "128062",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-03-05T21:04:21",
"content": "oops, ascii fail… try agin············⌂·······▲·▲·▲·▲·▲·▲·▲·▲·▲··▲·▲·▲·▲·▲·▲·▲·▲·▲··♥·♥·♥·♥·♥·♥·♥·♥·♥··♥·♥·♥·····♥·♥·♥·♥··●·●·●·····●·●···●··●·●····|····●···●······················╔╗··╔╗|··╔╗··╔╗··········... | 1,760,377,483.313065 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/05/a-vu-meter-for-your-psp/ | A VU Meter For Your PSP | Mike Szczys | [
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"lm324",
"psp",
"VU meter"
] | [Christian Doran] wanted some blinky goodness to go along with the tunes on his PSP. He
built a VU meter circuit
around a couple of LM324 op-amp chips and fit it into the UMD space on the back of the PSP. Using surface mount LEDs and some fine wire he lined up a string of indicator lights round the circle on the clear ... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "128056",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-03-05T20:08:42",
"content": "how do you play umd’s?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128058",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-03-05T20:12:53",
"content": "you do... | 1,760,377,483.541143 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/05/google-your-home-with-a-roomba/ | Google Your Home With A Roomba | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"google",
"ocr",
"roomba"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKRH6uQwOgg]
Meet GåågleBot.
GåågleBot is a modified
roomba
that will not only vacuum your home, but collect data while it does it. While it is carrying out its normal duties as a floor cleaner, it will take pictures, collecting and analyzing all the data for later searches. Wit... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "128021",
"author": "alex",
"timestamp": "2010-03-05T17:04:01",
"content": "lol time to spy on them with their vacuum",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "128034",
"author": "dread",
"timestamp": "2010-03-05T18:02:46",
"co... | 1,760,377,483.589973 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/04/is-gek-a-modern-day-mr-fusion/ | Is GEK A Modern-day Mr. Fusion? | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"DeLorean",
"gasification",
"gek",
"generator",
"mr. fusion",
"syngas"
] | [Nanomonkey] spent the weekend building generators that run off of syngas.
All Powers Lab produces Gasifier Experimenter Kits
to convert raw material to energy. The kits use
Gasification
to make a “
natural gas like
” fuel from materials such as wood chips, walnut shells, construction debris or agricultural waste.
So i... | 42 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "127819",
"author": "michael",
"timestamp": "2010-03-04T22:10:19",
"content": "This looked like voodoo until I saw this idea run a generator on a stupid discovery reality show.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2770883",
... | 1,760,377,483.666468 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/03/led-and-fan-controller/ | LED And Fan Controller | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"com2",
"fan",
"led",
"rgb",
"serial"
] | Needing a front fan to keep his hard drive cool, [CalcProgrammer1] found he was unhappy with a single LED color for the fan. He swapped them out for a set of four RGB LEDs and
whipped up his own controller board
for the unit. It is based around an ATmega168 and patches into the COM2 header on the motherboard, providing... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "127545",
"author": "N8Sayer",
"timestamp": "2010-03-03T18:35:07",
"content": "Gotta say, that’s a pretty sweet fan mod. I’m personally not a fan of LED fans (apologies in advance) but I feel like I wouldn’t mind if they were all that nice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,483.714336 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/03/vacuum-pick-and-place-for-smd-parts/ | Vacuum Pick And Place For SMD Parts | Caleb Kraft | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"smd",
"vacuum"
] | [Pete] has written up this in depth how-to on building a vacuum pick and place from an
aquarium pump
and a pen
. The pump conversion to vacuum is extremely simple, with a slight modification to a valve being all that is necessary. The pen is only slightly more involved, but still extremely simple. This entire project c... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "127525",
"author": "ino",
"timestamp": "2010-03-03T17:00:24",
"content": "Or you can just use a sharp tweezer. It does the job for me everyday at work, even on 603.Nice hack tho…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127526",
"aut... | 1,760,377,484.15665 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/02/automatic-telephone-recorder/ | Automatic Telephone Recorder | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"classic hacks"
] | [
"recorder",
"telephone",
"usb"
] | [James Bond] types and those suffering from a hefty dose of paranoia can now record all telephone conversations. [Trax] built
this module that monitors the phone line and starts recording
when a handset is picked up. A computer does the actual recording, triggered by the microcontroller via a USB connection.
We like th... | 40 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "127349",
"author": "Eddie",
"timestamp": "2010-03-02T23:26:55",
"content": "External power maybe?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127352",
"author": "Saydrah",
"timestamp": "2010-03-02T23:32:19",
"content": "I’m pret... | 1,760,377,484.464511 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/02/fanwing-is-like-a-harvester-in-the-sky/ | FanWing Is Like A Harvester In The Sky | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"aircraft",
"fanwing",
"plane"
] | The
FanWing aircraft concept
has been around for a while but this is the first time we’ve seen working models. It gets rid of the propeller and adopts a rotating cylinder for propulsion. The look reminds us of a
combine harvester
and in a way it does reap the air, pulling the craft through the sky. We’re not holding ou... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "127332",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-03-02T22:30:05",
"content": "commenting on epic post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127336",
"author": "derp",
"timestamp": "2010-03-02T22:39:43",
"content": "neat d... | 1,760,377,484.238966 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/02/hacking-space-without-profit-or-secrecy/ | Hacking Space Without Profit Or Secrecy | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"copenhagen suborbital",
"rockets",
"space"
] | Reader [Jacob] tipped us off about a
project the aims to make the final frontier open source
. The
mission
of the Copenhagen Suborbitals is to launch a man into space. What they’re not interested in is turning a profit, carrying
hazmat
or weapons, or keeping what they learn to themselves.
Surprisingly enough, isn’t thi... | 46 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "127293",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2010-03-02T20:33:48",
"content": "Manned schmanned, I want robotic telepresence!It’s so much easier, and, uh…first ups on the controls.SO CALLED!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1... | 1,760,377,484.743629 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/02/smart-flash-synchronization/ | Smart Flash Synchronization | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"flash",
"nikon",
"trigger"
] | [Max] designed this
circuit to add smart flash synchronization
to his photography arsenal. He did this because ‘dumb’ TTL based flashes won’t play nicely with more sophisticated systems like the
Nikon Advanced Wireless Lighting
. By building a microcontroller into the mechanism, he’s added functionality for several dif... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "127277",
"author": "dmitrygr",
"timestamp": "2010-03-02T19:48:34",
"content": "Duemialonove?This can be done with a Pic12…..what a waste of a perfectly good part…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127283",
"author": "Dan",
... | 1,760,377,484.101539 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/02/portable-squeezebox-with-serial/ | Portable Squeezebox With Serial | Jakob Griffith | [
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"battery",
"extended",
"linux",
"logitech",
"sensor",
"Squeezebox",
"tempurature",
"wifi"
] | The Squeezbox media streaming systems are compact Linux WiFi enabled radios that let you stream your collection anywhere,so long as you have an AC or USB outlet nearby. But [Achim Sack] wanted to stream his collection from anywhere
with no wires attached
(
translation
). Some poking and prodding revealed a connector ac... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "127238",
"author": "LeJupp",
"timestamp": "2010-03-02T15:36:35",
"content": "Aside from the wonderful hack, isn’t it incredible how usable those google translations have become?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127244",
"auth... | 1,760,377,484.391064 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/28/112-led-coffee-table/ | 112-LED Coffee Table | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"atmega328",
"coffee table",
"matrix",
"tlc5940"
] | [Joe] tipped us off about his
112 LED coffee table
. This 12-ups
the LED matrix
from Friday and 31-ups the
Shiftbrite table
. Driving
this grid
is an ATmega328 in i2c slave mode. It listens for display data from a second ATmega328 and uses that to set the array of
TLC5940
driven LEDs appropriately. Separating the proce... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "126813",
"author": "kirov",
"timestamp": "2010-03-01T00:11:28",
"content": "honestly hackaday how many times do you need to keep posting this LED table thing.So if tomorrow i make a 113 LED table you will post it? How about a 114 LED table after that?",
"parent_id": null,
"d... | 1,760,377,484.805731 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/28/extreme-piano-transplant/ | Extreme Piano Transplant | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"korg",
"piano",
"triton",
"upright"
] | We always wondered what happens to ancient pianos when the internals can no longer be kept in a playable condition. [Jean Philippe Roch]
gutted his elderly upright and fit a Korg Triton inside
. After the break you can watch a few videos including a slide show of the work log. [Jean] separates the Korg keyboard from i... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "126793",
"author": "Freax",
"timestamp": "2010-02-28T22:40:18",
"content": "The blue leds look sooo tacky… If he painted the whole thing white (or black) it would look ok maybe, but with the dark wood?!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,484.527137 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/28/fix-0lba-and-bsy-hdd-errors/ | Fix 0LBA And BSY HDD Errors | Jakob Griffith | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"0lba",
"2700.11",
"error",
"firmware",
"hard drive",
"seagate",
"Thermite"
] | One of the worst moments almost every hacker has experienced is a hard drive inexplicably dieing. And of course, its at the most inopportune time and you’ve had no chance to backup!
Recently there has been an influx of Seagate hard drives (specifically the 2700.11s) kicking the bucket with firmware errors
0LBA
and
BSY
... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "126782",
"author": "Mr Dan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-28T21:31:02",
"content": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126784",
"author": "lancet01",
"timestamp": "2010-02-28T21:32:18",
"con... | 1,760,377,484.583757 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/28/thwart-robbers-with-an-old-smoke-alarm/ | Thwart Robbers With An Old Smoke Alarm. | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"burglar alarm",
"fire alarm",
"smoke detector"
] | [Anders] tipped us off about his hack that
re-purposes a smoke alarm as a burglar alarm
. Unfortunately, he came home in the middle of a burglary but wanted to be ready the next time someone tries to break in. By cleverly patching into the test button on an old smoke detector he created a circuit-trip alarm. One side o... | 50 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "126730",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-28T15:47:34",
"content": "“most likely an invader will just smash the thing to bits”Or switch it off, since the switch is right there. It might scare off really really dumb intruders, but a decent alarm system would be a better deterre... | 1,760,377,484.668395 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/27/two-input-devices-made-with-common-items/ | Two Input Devices Made With Common Items | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"foam",
"keypad",
"matrix",
"potentiometer",
"tape",
"variable"
] | Here’s two input devices you can easily build with materials you already have on hand.
To the left, [John] built a 3×3
keypad matrix from paper and tinfoil
. The rows and columns are made up of strips of tin foil on the front and back layers of paper. The layers are separated by spongy double-stick tape. A ‘keypress’ r... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "126658",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2010-02-27T19:16:49",
"content": "and this keypad will last for full phone number or two, capacity keys are as cheap but much more durable",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126660",
... | 1,760,377,484.917606 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/27/wrt54gl-meet-alice/ | WRT54GL, Meet Alice | Jakob Griffith | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"alice",
"debian",
"gate2 plus wifi",
"parallel",
"serial",
"unlock firmware",
"usb",
"webcame",
"wrt54gl"
] | When it comes to routers, there is one that is hacker’s favorite, the WRT54GL. But a slightly lesser known company, Pirelli with their “Alice Gate2 plus Wi-Fi”, seems to be a popular choice among our Italian friends.
[Esteban] has done everything from installing
serial and parallel ports
, to
unlocking firmware
while i... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "126649",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-27T17:53:24",
"content": "who doesn’t like usb?also, 1st",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126651",
"author": "sm10",
"timestamp": "2010-02-27T17:56:45",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,484.86276 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/26/yet-another-pong-clock/ | Yet Another Pong-clock | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"atmega328",
"ks0108",
"pong clock"
] | [PT] let us know that
Adafruit Industries has just release a pong clock kit
. The $80 price tag might seem a bit steep but it does come with a custom-ordered KS0108 display in order to get white on black like the classic video game, as seen after the break. Also included is the laser-cut case, an ATmega328 microcontrol... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "126537",
"author": "Stu",
"timestamp": "2010-02-27T00:45:31",
"content": "Nice, I’m loving the retro gaming style to these things.Lets just hope AdaFruit don’t f**k up the part availability like they did the Ice Tube Clock Kit – was meant to be fully available since November, wasn’t... | 1,760,377,485.093737 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/01/steampunk-sequencer/ | Steampunk Sequencer | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"sequencer",
"steampunk"
] | [Moritz Wolpert] built this gem of Victorian hardware by hand. It is a sequencer and features beautiful detail work as shown in
its MySpace gallery
. Other than that we don’t know a lot about it. You can also take a look at
[Moritz’s] main page
, but prepare to be annoyed by the hideous web-styling that really undercut... | 26 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "127096",
"author": "tehgringe",
"timestamp": "2010-03-02T00:11:35",
"content": "3 things.1. Epic looking piece of kit – but I am not reading your ‘site’, here is for the why:2. MySpace is for children3. No backdrop, please, for the love of all that is made of brass get rid of the ba... | 1,760,377,485.21277 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/01/hacker-finds-better-use-for-a-windows-machine/ | Hacker Finds Better Use For A Windows Machine | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"aquarium",
"betta",
"fish",
"glass block"
] | [Patrick Becker] had an ancient PC on his hands with a blown PSU. He converted this into
a stylish home for his
Betta splendens
.
The aquarium itself is fashioned from a piece for construction glass block with the top cut off. This allows for a window that looks through the tank and shows off the motherboard on the oth... | 34 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "127065",
"author": "kirov",
"timestamp": "2010-03-01T23:02:52",
"content": "+10 internets to whomever links to the completed .pdf of the hack so we don’t have to use that abortion of a site.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "12706... | 1,760,377,485.284014 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/01/doombox-classic-keys-meet-tiny-screen/ | DoomBox: Classic Keys Meet Tiny Screen | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"dc290",
"digita os",
"doom",
"kodak"
] | The
doomBox is a dedicated gaming rig
for lovers of ID Software’s classic title. [JJ] built this from an old Kodak DC290 camera that had a broken lens. Since this runs the
Digita OS
, he was able to use the Doom port that already exists. But the camera’s factory buttons were not well suited as controls. By whipping up ... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "127040",
"author": "kirov",
"timestamp": "2010-03-01T22:03:13",
"content": "this is the *SNIFF* doom box *SNIFF SNIFF* *click* *click* *monster groan* *SNIFFF*",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127045",
"author": "Fallen",
... | 1,760,377,485.153502 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/01/phonewebapp-written-in-ploy-to-appear-more-popular/ | Phone/webapp Written In Ploy To Appear More Popular | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"cell phone",
"tornado",
"twilio"
] | That title’s not really fair to [Evan], but he did write a
cellphone tetris game that causes your handset to automatically telephone him
if you win. He’s using two applications that we’re not very familiar with,
Twilio
and
Tornado
. The former handles control input from the cellphone via their simple API. The latter is... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "127030",
"author": "Anders",
"timestamp": "2010-03-01T21:48:52",
"content": "Why would his wireless bill be affected by people calling him?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "127034",
"author": "MS3FGX",
"timestamp": "2010-... | 1,760,377,485.517859 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/01/batchpcb-pays-you/ | BatchPCB Pays You | Devlin Thyne | [
"News"
] | [
"batchpcb",
"pcb",
"Printed Circuit Board",
"PWB",
"sparkfun"
] | SparkFun’s
BatchPCB
has been a well-known service to get your PCBs fabbed, and now it is sporting a new feature. It has just come out of its downtime chrysalis with the ability to pay you for making your designs. If you have designed a PCB and want people to pay you to use it, BatchPCB will now do that for you. [Patric... | 80 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "126992",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2010-03-01T20:01:17",
"content": "Great idea but sucks for us Canadians!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126993",
"author": "Snow",
"timestamp": "2010-03-01T20:05:42",
"conte... | 1,760,377,485.687285 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/03/01/biped-walks-with-eight-servos/ | Biped Walks With Eight Servos | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"atmega8",
"biped",
"servo"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLUeQ1SkhK0]
This tiny biped
shows a lot of coordination in its movements. As you can see, eight servo motors account for the locomotion with an ATmega8 as the brains of the operation. Posts for the
first
and
second
generation of this little guy feature several videos. We gather ... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "126949",
"author": "markii",
"timestamp": "2010-03-01T16:12:26",
"content": "wow i really love this little thingy :) looks and walks great!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126951",
"author": "markii",
"timestamp": "2010-... | 1,760,377,485.821228 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/28/open-source-logic-analyzer-2/ | Open Source Logic Analyzer | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"logic analyzer",
"OpenBench Logic Sniffer"
] | Hackaday alum [Ian Lesnet] has been working in cahoots with a dedicated team of developers to produce the
OpenBench Logic Sniffer
. This caseless logic analyzer can operate at 100MHz and sample 32 channels at once. Better yet, a
digital oscilloscope add-on
is in the works. The
pre-order
comes in at $45, that’s a lot of... | 88 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "126819",
"author": "Alpha",
"timestamp": "2010-03-01T01:19:09",
"content": "this looks badass",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126824",
"author": "ehrichweiss",
"timestamp": "2010-03-01T01:27:27",
"content": "I defini... | 1,760,377,485.602675 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/26/lower-productivity-by-using-a-rotary-num-pad/ | Lower Productivity By Using A Rotary Num Pad | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"10-key",
"num pad",
"phone",
"rotary"
] | [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/9618204]
[Maximilian Ernestus] sent us a quick little demo that shows him using
a rotary phone dial as a num pad
. We’re often frustrated when notebooks and netbooks prohibit us from using our mad 10-key skills (alternate key mapping doesn’t count). This makes coding and using
GnuCash
undesirabl... | 30 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "126511",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-26T23:38:23",
"content": "hmm…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126515",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-02-26T23:42:40",
"content": "cute, I can imagine tryi... | 1,760,377,485.884704 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/26/10x10-led-matrix/ | 10×10 LED Matrix | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"atmega8",
"led",
"lemmings",
"matrix"
] | [KopfKopfKopfAffe] just finished a 3-year labor of love resulting in this
10 by 10 LED Matrix
. This trumps the
Shiftbrite table
from earlier today by bringing an actual 100 LEDs to the display. These LEDs cost much less than the Shiftbrites, but since they don’t have their own on-board controller this project requires... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "126462",
"author": "octel",
"timestamp": "2010-02-26T20:20:16",
"content": "25 Atmega8 microcontrollers?!Seems a bit overkill…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126465",
"author": "Olivier",
"timestamp": "2010-02-26T20:26:... | 1,760,377,485.757845 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/26/drilling-perfectly-centered-holes/ | Drilling Perfectly Centered Holes | Jakob Griffith | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bolt",
"center",
"dowel",
"drill",
"hole",
"metal",
"perfect",
"press",
"rod",
"shaft"
] | If you’ve ever been caught in the situation of needing to drill a clean straight hole down the center of a bolt or rod, you’ve probably tried and ended up with a broken bit or tilted hole, and a ton of cursing to boot.
[Vik] let us know about this
nifty trick
for drilling ‘down the middle’ using a simple
hobby drill pr... | 38 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "126450",
"author": "gs88",
"timestamp": "2010-02-26T19:35:29",
"content": "Or, in other words, use your drill press as a lathe.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126451",
"author": "Alan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-26T19:39:29... | 1,760,377,485.952558 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/26/cooling-leds-by-heating-the-water-saves-on-electricity/ | Cooling LEDs By Heating The Water Saves On Electricity | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"aquarium",
"flourescent",
"lamp",
"led",
"light"
] | [Matthias]
swapped out his twin-tube florescent aquarium lights for LEDs
. By running tank water through the aluminum LED mounts he’s transferring excess heat into the water in the tank, in turn saving some of the electricity that would have been used to heat the tank. Couple this with roughly 35 Watts saved by moving ... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "126431",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2010-02-26T18:01:30",
"content": "Cool and simple idea! Do the LEDs really generate that much heat?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126432",
"author": "Greg",
"timestamp": "2010... | 1,760,377,486.01872 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/25/nokia-usb-cable-is-usb-to-serial-in-disguise/ | Nokia USB Cable Is USB-to-Serial In Disguise | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"nokia",
"ttl",
"usb"
] | [Jethomson] worked out a way to
use a Nokia USB cable at a USB to Serial cable
. He was able to pick up one of these cables for less than $3 delivered. A little probing worked out which conductors go with the appropriate signals and from there he developed a way to protect the 3.3v signal levels with a voltage divider.... | 43 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "126324",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-02-25T23:10:36",
"content": "another good place to source these are old pda stands, I had (evil laugh) a Compaq areo (or whatever) and I noticed that the “usb” connection was only transfering serial speedsin the little catalog I notice... | 1,760,377,486.096552 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/25/python-ir-tracking-for-the-handicapped/ | Python IR Tracking For The Handicapped | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"handicapped",
"ir",
"mouse",
"tracking"
] | [Techb] had a friend who was paralyzed after an accident and could no long use a computer. He rigged up an amazingly
simple mouse interface using python to implement infrared tracking
. The controller was built from an old hat by adding an IR LED and wireless mouse modified so that the button could be clicked by the us... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "126314",
"author": "UKSci",
"timestamp": "2010-02-25T22:10:30",
"content": "“Works only with IR filter on camera”?I thought webcams came with an IR filter already in them and film negative was used as a pseudo visible light filter?I may be wrong",
"parent_id": null,
"depth":... | 1,760,377,486.150522 |
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